Edna McConnell When first changing your eating habits , one should try to obtain a goal of 100g per day. After all, the majority of diabetics have been consuming 300+ g of carbs a day prior to diagnosis. The general public has been indoctrinated for decades as to how good carbohydrates were for us. Regardless of their glycemic index...they were all good for us. Now science has proven that the consumption of high and medium glycemic index carbs is responsible for the increase of insulin resistance and resulting in diabetes